Includes Demonstration of da Vinci Surgical System
NEW ORLEANS, LA Give the Gift of Good Health this Fathers Day. On Friday, June 15, 2007 Ochsner Medical Center at 1514 Jefferson Highway in the Main Atrium, will offer free PSA blood tests for men over 40 years of age from 10:00am 2:00pm to screen for prostate cancer as well as providing general information about prostate health, screening, diagnosis and the latest treatment options. Additionally, Ochsner will provide demonstrations of its da Vinci S Surgical System.
A PSA is an easy, quick blood test that measures the level of prostate specific antigen made by the prostate. Rising PSA levels can occur with age, non-cancerous conditions, and also from cancer and can be the first step in detecting early-stage prostate cancer.
Ochsner is a designated training center in the Gulf Coast for the da Vinci S Surgical System, by Intuitive Surgical, technology that allows physicians to perform intricate operations through tiny incisions, improving patient recovery times with less pain. Ochsner is one of a select few centers in the world with the S Elite model of da Vinci, and physicians throughout the Gulf South region and around the world will be trained at Ochsner on the S-model in techniques of minimally-invasive surgery; specifically in urology and gynecology. Ochsner is also the only hospital in the Gulf South graduating da Vinci certified resident physicians.
da Vinci offers patients with a minimally-invasive treatment option in a broad range of medical conditions. Ochsners investment in the da Vinci System began in 2005 performing laparoscopic prostatectomy, of which Ochsner is now a national leader. The technology enhances a physicians surgical capabilities and precision by scaling their exact hand movements into micro-instruments within the operative site. With da Vinci, a surgeon is seated at a console a few feet from the patient, operating through 1-2 cm incisions with the instruments replicating his exact movements. In addition to improved patient recovery times and less pain, the da Vinci also offers smaller incisions, less blood loss, and earlier return to full activity.
Ochsner Health System (www.ochsner.org) is a non-profit, academic, multi-specialty, healthcare delivery system dedicated to patient care, research and education. The system includes seven hospitals, a sub-acute facility, and 33 health centers located throughout Southeast Louisiana. Through our unique coordinated system, Ochsner provides healthcare with peace of mind because we put the needs of all patients first. Ochsner employs over 600 physicians in 80 medical specialties and subspecialties and conducts over 700 ongoing clinical research trials annually. Ochsner was ranked #1Best Place to Work by New Orleans CityBusiness Magazine in 2005 and 2006 and received the Consumer Choice for Healthcare in New Orleans for 12 consecutive years.
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